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Wedding Industry Insider Podcast

WII 175 – Holly Gray and Her ‘Outlandishly Wonderful’ Weddings

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Are you excited and captivated by the weddings you plan? 

If you’re trying to appeal to everyone and take on any job, you’ll likely hit a point where you’re ready to take the next big step in your business: niching down and doing work that you’re proud of. 

On this week’s Wedding Industry Insider podcast, Holly Gray is with us to talk about her unique and colorful journey as a wedding planner. You can’t tell it now, but at one point, Holly was planning “milquetoast” weddings and was unhappy in her business. But then she made a shift – a gutsy rebrand that involved bold choices and unapologetic authenticity.

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WII 093: Randi Bushell Gives You the 3D Way to Make Faster Design Decisions

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In event design, each decision matters and every decision has so many variables.

That’s why today’s guest shares the tech tool that helps you accurately create and customize your event vision. 

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Randi Bushell is the Founder and CEO of Merri, a 3D visualization platform made for event planning. With a background in retail and E-Commerce, Randi started Merri after planning her own wedding and finding it difficult to capture her design vision with 2D renderings. Now, she continues to revolutionize event planning with Merri’s all-in-one software solution for visualizing, designing, and booking events.  

In this episode, Randi explains how Merri gives you the tools you need in order to easily create and share customized, 3D event designs with your clients.

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WII 083: Troy Williams on the Role of Artistic Intuition in Designing Moments Your Guests Will Feel

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Whether it’s a detail designed for the guest of honor or one sitting off to the side, this industry leader says the key to producing events that keep people talking is to bring joy to planning each moment the guest will experience.

To hear more, be sure to tune in to this podcast episode!

Troy Williams is the Principal + Event Designer at Simply Troy Lifestyle + Events, where he designs and produces events for celebrity, corporate, social, and charity clients. With over 20 years of industry experience, his background includes working as a Senior Publicist for Warner Bros. Pictures on over 450 premieres and special events. He is also a national speaker, television host, and lifestyle expert. Additionally, he was recognized in BizBash 500 Most Influential Event Professionals, and he is listed as a top wedding planner by Harper’s Bazaar, PartySlate, and Brides.

In this episode, Troy talks about the roles that gratitude, kindness, and intimate details play in designing events filled with unforgettable moments. Specifically, he says to listen to your intuition so that what you create will be authentically felt by others. 

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